An early day motion attacking Atos has so far been signed by 54 MPs.

EDM 295 states:

That this House deplores that thousands of sick and disabled constituents are experiencing immense hardship after being deprived of benefits following a work capability assessment carried out by Atos Healthcare under a 100 million a year contract;​ notes that 40 per cent of appeals are successful but people wait up to six months for them to be heard;​ deplores that last year 1,100 claimants died while under compulsory work-related activity for benefit and that a number of those found fit for work and left without income have committed or attempted suicide;​ condemns the International Paralympic Committee'​s promotion of Atos as its top sponsor and the sponsorship of the Olympics by Dow Chemical and other corporations responsible for causing death and disability;​ welcomes the actions taken by disabled people, carers, bereaved relatives and organisations to end this brutality and uphold entitlement to benefits;​ and applauds the British Medical Association call for the work capability assessment to end immediately and to be replaced with a system that does not cause harm to some of the most vulnerable people in society.

You can check if your MP has signed it here


And if they haven’​t, ask them to do so here

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